#Amazon is under time pressure . The license issued by the US regulatory authorities for the operation of #satellite internet in 2020 requires half of the satellite network to be completed by July 2026. The rest must be in orbit by July 2029 . More than 30 additional launches are planned with other companies, such as #Arianespace and #BlueOrigin. Even the competitor #SpaceX is helping out https://www.heise.de/en/news/Amazon-launches-the-first-internet-satellites-for-Project-Kuiper-next-week-10338214.html

0:00 Liftoff
2:38 First Stage Separation
3:40 First Shot of #Crew10
5:00 #Falcon9 Booster Returns to Earth
8:00 Second Stage Engine Cutoff and Orbit Insertion
8:43 Dragon Capsule Separation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hv2OBa7yINs

The Polish #SpaceAgency (#POLSA) stated that its Space Security Department “constantly monitors and analyzes threats in outer space originating from artificial objects, including rockets”. In a 28 February POLSA update, the agency confirmed that the information regarding the uncontrolled re-entry of the #Falcon9 second stage had been sent to the wrong email addresses at the Ministry of National Defence. On 11 March, the POLSA President had been officially dismissed. https://europeanspaceflight.com/polish-space-agency-president-sacked-over-falcon-9-debris-controversy/

#SpaceX encountered a hydraulic issue with a clamp arm that holds onto the #Falcon9 rocket before it launches.

If the issue can be fixed quickly, SpaceX could try again on Thursday. There is another launch opportunity on Friday. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/science/nasa-spacex-astronauts-iss-launch.html

And here goes the #Falcon9 with #SPHEREx and #PUNCH!

Just two hours before it was finally supposed to go the #Falcon9 launch of #SPHEREx and #PUNCH has been called off *again* to "allow teams to continue rocket checkouts ahead of liftoff" - the terse message https://blogs.nasa.gov/spherex/2025/03/08/nasa-spacex-stand-down-on-launch-for-spherex-punch/ doesn't give a new launch date but unnervingly the preset webcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkTcmQJdGKg is now supposed to begin ... on May 1st! Probably just some glitch, right?

@planet4589 : “So far, we’ve been lucky and no one has been #hurt, but the more we put into the Earth’s orbit, the more likely it is that our luck will run out.” https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-02-20/spacex-rocket-debris-crash-lands-poland

An unidentified object fell into a pond near a property in #Będzimierowice , the resident checked her surveillance footage after noticing a 30 cm-wide hole in the pond. https://www.polskieradio.pl/395/7789/Artykul/3487293,another-falcon-9-debris-falls-in-poland-as-more-reentries-expected

A 1.5 meter by one meter chunk from an unidentified object was found near the western city of #Poznan , the composite material resembled a #Falcon9 fuel tank https://www.cbsnews.com/news/spacex-debris-enters-atmosphere-poland-unidentified-object-found

@planet4589.bsky.social Elon Musk dumping his trash on Europe to teach us a lesson...

"SpaceX Falcon 9 launch to feature first landing attempt in The Bahamas" by SpaceflightNow - #SpaceX #Falcon9 launch with booster landing on ship in Bahamian waters planned for 1800 EST / 2300 UTC Tue Feb 18. https://spaceflightnow.com/2025/02/17/live-coverage-spacex-to-launch-23-starlink-satellites-on-falcon-9-rocket-from-cape-canaveral-7/ #NewSpace

#TinLizzie once dominated the #car market*, followed by the #Beetle . How long will it take to break the #SpaceX dominance ? *https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Motor_Vehicle_Prod_share_RITA_T1-23.svg/1280px-Motor_Vehicle_Prod_share_RITA_T1-23.svg.png